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bargain hunters
New dancer here.
Saturday, I had an extremely unattractive out of town customer try to bargain hard with me over the price of dances. He wanted to pay only $100 for $150 worth of nude dances.
I laughed and gave him shit for trying to haggle with me, saying my dances were worth it.
He told me another dancer had done it for that much.
I told him he was welcome to go back to her to get a bargain because I was well worth what I charged.
I guess I caught his bluff, because he fumbled over his words as he told me he didn't even see that other dancer in the club right now, and that he didn't want to get any more dances from her.
In hindsight, I could've probably bartered the guy's price up a little more, but he was just so objectively disgusting that I didn't think twice about walking away from him and his money. I also wondered if he would end up being one of those icky grabby dudes who won't stop trying to push your limits.
What would you all have done?
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Re: bargain hunters
Yeah any time guys try to say "another dancer did x for x" well no she didn't because you would just buy from her.
Sometimes guys looking for "specials" or whatever i will offer x time for x money and sau things like "then you Dont get burned by short songs" or whatever, but i woulda just walked away from that one, since he was already adamant on how much he was spending for the time.
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Re: bargain hunters
I don't blame you, sometimes no amount of money is worth the 'ick factor'.
I don't think I've ever bartered in my career. Ever. My club is mostly room based so they can't haggle prices but they do try to haggle for contact levels sometimes. I do what you did, try to play it off, and if they keep it up, I just walk off.
Sometimes they find a girl willing to do it, sometimes they come chasing after me 10 minutes later.
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Re: bargain hunters
I would have done what you did or offered him whatever service, number of dances etc. the 100.00 would have covered because maybe that was his budget. Don't sell yourself short. 100.00 in stripperdom is not much and you will make it 10X over by sticking to your guns. The second you cheapen yourself you have a hard time coming back.
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Re: bargain hunters
So I don't like to say "no" to custys unless I absolutely have to do so to protect my boundaries. Instead I use the improv philosophy of "yes, and."
So my answer to your customer would be "Yeah, I can totally do [$100 worth of dances] for $100 for you!" If he responds, "But I want [$150 worth of dances] for $100!" you reply, "Yeah! Let's do [$100 worth of dances] for $100!" This is a saving-face method and *usually* the guy will pick up what you're laying down and either take you up on your offer or stop wasting your time. Yeah, this makes both of you feel a little dumb. But it's more genteel than outright confronting him.
That is if you really needed the dances. If he was *that* gross I certainly don't blame you for walking away.
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Re: bargain hunters
Tell them the club won't allow it and he probably doesn't see her because she probably got fired for doing that, so yeah.
Tell him your dances are so great he wouldn't even notice that he wasn't getting the extra song or whatever he was trying to haggle the time out of.
Get paid up front, say the club requires it. Them trying to haggle is never a good sign so best make sure they even have what they're trying to say they have beforehand.
Tell him the rules and if he tries to break them say you have to stop because you're not getting into trouble.
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Re: bargain hunters
Ok, so im kind of evil when guys get bargainy with me.... so what I do in this case is this (say he was wanting 3 for $100 and usually its $150 for the nudes)..
I'd hesitate and be like.... "ok well..... normally I don't do deals like that, but how about I give you 2 and half songs (2.5) for $100 ? That way you get almost everything you want! " (this leads him to believe that you're negotiating with him and trying to do something in his favor but respect yourself enough not to just be like OK)...so,...id say 9 out of 10 times guys are like "ok cool!!!" (because they totally think they are getting a deal here.. ) so what I do is I start the dances just little early..make sure he gives you the $100 upfront and I start like the last 30 second of a song, and then really only do 2 songs, usually with minimal to no touching air type of dances. Then after the second song Im like "ok, thanks hun!! I hope you have a good night!" and get dressed.. usually they either A: are happy they got 30 seconds more and think they got nearly 3 songs, or B: don't realize you jiped them on time until after and then they can get pouty..
Either way, you didn't lower your price. You pay the house whatever fee for 2 songs and just say "sorry I started alittle early" he he he...
Sooooooo..... ya nothin' but little negotiation ;) plus then you got $100 lol, this is best on slower nights obviously when you can't just replace him with a normal paying customer quickly.
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Re: bargain hunters
^This is deviously excellent.
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Re: bargain hunters
For $100, all you have to lose is your time.
I might say, how about we meet in the middle and agree to $125?
But if a person is ready to dance? I would take that guy's bill before we started and head to the dance chair.
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Re: bargain hunters
If he has decided he wants a dance say- oh I can't do 3 for 100 but I CAN do 10 minutes or whatever for 125$ - then just dance for 2.5 songs. they never ever ever check their watch!!!